var __http;

function __request(method, url) {
	// code for Mozilla, etc.
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		__http=new XMLHttpRequest();
		__http.onreadystatechange=responseHandler;
		__http.open(method, url, true);
		__http.send(null);
		}
	// code for IE
	else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		__http=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		if (__http) {
			__http.onreadystatechange=responseHandler;
			__http.open(method, url, true);
			__http.send();
			}
		}
	}